Siemens CFVA-IP User Manual

You can select the parameters that are to be overlaid on the live video 
image here. 
The following options are available: 

 

– (no text overlay) 

 

Time 

 

Time and date 

 

Video source 

 

Video source and time 

 

Video source + time + date 

You can select the position of the text overlay on the live video image 
here.  
The following options are available: 

 

Top left 

 

Top right 

 

Bottom left 

 

Bottom right 

Choose the color for the text overlay here. 
The following options are available: 

 

White 

 

Yellow 

 

Pink 

 

Red 

 

Turquoise 

 

Green 

 

Blue 

 

Black 

 

 

The live video image can be displayed at the following resolutions: 

 

Low 

 

Standard 

 

High 

You can allocate a quality level to each resolution. 
The table below shows guideline values in kilobytes for the size of data stream 
required for image transmission. The size of the data stream depends on the 
resolution setting and the chosen quality level. 
 

176 x 144 

4 KB 

5 KB 

12 KB 

352 x 288 

9 KB 

11 KB 

34 KB 

704 x 576 

26 KB 

37 KB 

137 KB 

 
The values shown relate to a color image of average complexity. 
 
1. Call up the device homepage. See section 9.1: Calling up the device homepage. 
2. Select Image parameters in the Configuration menu. 

 

The Image parameters dialogue window opens: 

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